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the very first debate where obama failed to show up was probably the most one-sided presidential debate in the 50 year history. so i give mitt a lot of credit. if he wins tomorrow, he will have earned it himself and it will have been a great achievement. but it would have been fun and i would love to have offered an alternative vision of america's future to the unemployment, high cost of gasoline and total chaos in benghazi that the president offers. >> when you see how things have all washed up on the eve of the election, with your political historian hat on, where do you think we could be in for some shocks tomorrow specifically? >> i think we have two parallel universes that are very, very different. you have an elite universe captured in the polls and much of the news media which assumes that barack obama will get re-elected, and which in one national poll, for example, had the race tied but it had an 11% advantage for democratic turnout which is three points higher than 2008, something no one i know of thinks is possible. so you have the obama will win faction. then you have those
the very first debate where obama failed to show up was probably the most one-sided presidential debate in the 50 year history. so i give mitt a lot of credit. if he wins tomorrow, he will have earned it himself and it will have been a great achievement. but it would have been fun and i would love to have offered an alternative vision of america's future to the unemployment, high cost of gasoline and total chaos in benghazi that the president offers. >> when you see how things have all...
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you can have obama and obama light. if you're going to go with obama and obama light, why not keep the incumbent that's been there for four years and has four years of presidential experience. the economy is getting better. he's doing very well with foreign affairs. he's taken out osama bin laden. he's taken al qaeda and pushed them into the background a little bit. why vote for obama light? and that is becoming the narrative that a lot of conservatives are getting very nervous about, which is why you still see rick santorum without the structure, without the money winning tennessee. that's why you still see rick santorum winning oklahoma. that's why you see rick santorum winning north dakota. that's why you'll see this race continue on through march and through april and beyond. >> lenny, for a second there, i thought you were working for the other side. lenny and ruben, thanks for joining us this morning. we'll talk to you again shortly. >> at 15 minutes past 4:00 a.m. on the east coast. still ahead, why democrats say
you can have obama and obama light. if you're going to go with obama and obama light, why not keep the incumbent that's been there for four years and has four years of presidential experience. the economy is getting better. he's doing very well with foreign affairs. he's taken out osama bin laden. he's taken al qaeda and pushed them into the background a little bit. why vote for obama light? and that is becoming the narrative that a lot of conservatives are getting very nervous about, which is...
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race, the jobs report and president obama officially kicking off his reoh l -- reelection campaign. paul steinhouser is in ohio. good morning, paul. >> reporter: good morning, randi. >> how important are the jobs numbers for the president's campaign, do you think? >> reporter: you can't say enough how important they are. listen, we know for years the economy has been the top issue on the minds of american. what is the most important issue, jobs, jobs, jobs, that is why the release of the report yesterday the unemployment level going from 8.2 to 8.1%, only 110,000 new jobs created which was lower than what economists re dikted. so important hovering over everything. president obama and mitt romney both speaking about the report yesterday, take a listen. >> after the worst economic crisis since the great depression, our businesses have now created more than 4.2 mill john new j ion new jobs in the last 26 months. one million job in the last six months alone. so that's the good news. but there is still a lot of folks out of work. which means we have to do more. >> as a matter of fact on
race, the jobs report and president obama officially kicking off his reoh l -- reelection campaign. paul steinhouser is in ohio. good morning, paul. >> reporter: good morning, randi. >> how important are the jobs numbers for the president's campaign, do you think? >> reporter: you can't say enough how important they are. listen, we know for years the economy has been the top issue on the minds of american. what is the most important issue, jobs, jobs, jobs, that is why the...
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less than a month away from the presidential election, so much political debate over obama care. i spoke with nick cristof, award-winning columnist for the "new york times", about his close friend battling prostate cancer, a friend who didn't have health insurance. >> this is the last column i ever wanted to right. was my roommate in college, a brilliant guy. he screwed up. he made a mistake. he did not buy health insurance after kind of a midlife crisis, and then he was not getting annual physicals. he was then -- he diagnosed too late. he had problems, and he ended up with stage four prostate cancer. >> and you say in europe ed that in other modern countries your friend scott would have been insured and his cancer probably would have been detected in time for effective treatment, so what do you say to those that suggest obama care and mandated insurance is like living in a nanny state? >> well, you know, this is something that obama care will resolve in 2014 with a mandate, and there is an element of, you know, government helping us when we make mistakes, but we do the same thi
less than a month away from the presidential election, so much political debate over obama care. i spoke with nick cristof, award-winning columnist for the "new york times", about his close friend battling prostate cancer, a friend who didn't have health insurance. >> this is the last column i ever wanted to right. was my roommate in college, a brilliant guy. he screwed up. he made a mistake. he did not buy health insurance after kind of a midlife crisis, and then he was not...
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presidential nomination behind us. the roll call is continuing. kate baldwin is on the floor. kate, what have you got? >> they're getting ready to clinch this. i guess they're almost there. it's all but official that this no, ma'am haitian has been clinch. it's a procedural thing. they have to do it to make it legal. jessica yellin is here. candy crowley is here. let's listen as they go over the top. >> you will understand when mississippi passes at this point for ohio. >> thank you, mississippi. mississippi passes to ohio. ohio, you have 191 votes. >> thank you, alice. madam secretary, i'm chairman of the ohio democratic party. ohio, ohio the battleground state, ohio, the state that elects presidents as we did in 2008, ohio the home american heroes and american icons, the home of neil armstrong and john glenn. the home of senator sherrod brun and governor ted strickland and ohio in spite of mitt romney's efforts, the home of the chevy cruz and chrysler jeep and 850,000 american jobs. ohio, madam secretary, casts all 1
presidential nomination behind us. the roll call is continuing. kate baldwin is on the floor. kate, what have you got? >> they're getting ready to clinch this. i guess they're almost there. it's all but official that this no, ma'am haitian has been clinch. it's a procedural thing. they have to do it to make it legal. jessica yellin is here. candy crowley is here. let's listen as they go over the top. >> you will understand when mississippi passes at this point for ohio. >>...
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well, the gop presidential candidates are slamming president obama for his response to the koran burning in afghanistan and the ensuing anti-american violence. take a listen. >> i find it frankly infuriating that the commander in chief faced with a situation where an afghan soldier who had been paid by us, equipped by us and trained by us kills two young americans and wounds four. and the president doesn't demand that karzai apologize? >> we have a president who is uniquely weak in the face of evil. we see it now in afghanistan. we've seen it in remarkable ways. >> this president has made it more difficult for the fighting men and women to be successful in our mission in afghanistan. >> well, our political director, mark proteeston joins us now. he's going to say i'm the one pulling him out. what the republican candidates are saying now, is it resonating? or saber rattling. >> what's interesting is the republican candidates have only been talking about the economy. that's the number one issue in the united states. arguably the number one issue around the world. the focus has been on the
well, the gop presidential candidates are slamming president obama for his response to the koran burning in afghanistan and the ensuing anti-american violence. take a listen. >> i find it frankly infuriating that the commander in chief faced with a situation where an afghan soldier who had been paid by us, equipped by us and trained by us kills two young americans and wounds four. and the president doesn't demand that karzai apologize? >> we have a president who is uniquely weak in...
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if president obama is winning big in the suburbs, that's how you win competitive presidential elections. in the battleground of all battlegrounds, in the capital, erin burnett is "outfront." you might be camped out there awhile. if we don't settle this tomorrow night, that could be the state that leaves us in limbo. can we send you something? >> yeah, i know. you might need to send me hot chocolate or something because it is pretty chilly here. you just heard the secretary of state, he was saying to me no, i really think we are going to have an answer tomorrow night. maybe a little of that is wishful anything but he seemed pretty adamant about that. i would imagine probably he more than anyone wants to avoid a scenario where he doesn't even start counting provisional ballots for ten days, right? >> i called into both campaigns and some veteran activists in both parties who are not part of the campaign. i called in the non-koolaid drinkers. what's fascinating, both sides have a consensus that that state, they think it could be decided by as few as 10,000 or 15,000 votes which is wow. rem
if president obama is winning big in the suburbs, that's how you win competitive presidential elections. in the battleground of all battlegrounds, in the capital, erin burnett is "outfront." you might be camped out there awhile. if we don't settle this tomorrow night, that could be the state that leaves us in limbo. can we send you something? >> yeah, i know. you might need to send me hot chocolate or something because it is pretty chilly here. you just heard the secretary of...
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three presidential debates in october. one vice presidential debate. and one of the things we're going to be doing in the next hour is taking a closer look at these debates. gloria borger is here, ron brownstein is here. we've got brianna keilar, we've got jim acosta. we've got all of our top reporters and our analysts. we're going to be assessing what's gouing on, so i think th viewers will enjoy. >> the debates will be must-see tv and so will "the situation room" at the top of the hour. wolf blitzer, thank you very much. >>> well, hurricane isaac brought rain to farmers who have been anxiously watching their crops turn brown. next we'll hear about how for at least one farmer, it all may be too late. sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. ♪ i can do anything ♪ i can do anything today ♪ i can go anywhere ♪ i can go anywhere today ♪ la la la la la la la [ male announcer ] dow solutions help millions of people by helping to make gluten free bread that do
three presidential debates in october. one vice presidential debate. and one of the things we're going to be doing in the next hour is taking a closer look at these debates. gloria borger is here, ron brownstein is here. we've got brianna keilar, we've got jim acosta. we've got all of our top reporters and our analysts. we're going to be assessing what's gouing on, so i think th viewers will enjoy. >> the debates will be must-see tv and so will "the situation room" at the top of...
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debate and say president obama won the debate. here is a closer look at their views. we asked, who did the debate make you more likely to vote for? look at the results. 25% said president obama. 25% said governor romney. 48% said neither. we also asked, what is seen to be a stronger leader? 49% said governor romney. 46% for president obama. we asked, who was more likeable? 47% said president obama. 41% said mitt romney. we also asked who spent more time attacking his opponent. 49% said president obama. 39% said governor romney. 44% of debate watchers said president obama seemed to care more about the audience members, compared to 40% for mitt romney. 45% say romney answered the questions more directly, compared to 43% for president obama. remember, this is a scientific poll that reflects the views of people who actually watched the debate. our sample indicates 33% of those who tuned in tonight were democratic, 33% were republican. that sample is eight points more republican than an average of cnn polls taken in 2012 of all america
debate and say president obama won the debate. here is a closer look at their views. we asked, who did the debate make you more likely to vote for? look at the results. 25% said president obama. 25% said governor romney. 48% said neither. we also asked, what is seen to be a stronger leader? 49% said governor romney. 46% for president obama. we asked, who was more likeable? 47% said president obama. 41% said mitt romney. we also asked who spent more time attacking his opponent. 49% said...
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mitt romney and president obama go toe to toe in the first presidential debate. the verdict is in. >> the average person making 3 million bucks is getting a $250,000 tax break. >> virtually everything he said about my tax plan is accurate. >> obama stumble s -- >> the last point i would make -- >> your time is up. >> i had five seconds before you interrupted me. >> mr. president, you're
mitt romney and president obama go toe to toe in the first presidential debate. the verdict is in. >> the average person making 3 million bucks is getting a $250,000 tax break. >> virtually everything he said about my tax plan is accurate. >> obama stumble s -- >> the last point i would make -- >> your time is up. >> i had five seconds before you interrupted me. >> mr. president, you're
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go back in time here to the presidential contest here in 2008. barack obama, 52%. mccain, 47%. both senators at the time. down here, romney up here. but democrats counties, look at all this, and i understand if we go to hamilton county right now, we can get the latest results from dana bash. let me come back to 2012. bring up hamilton county. we're at 99%. dana, do you have us to 100%. >> 100%, that's what we've got. more exclusive information. phil is going to zoom in so we can give you the raw numbers. romney, 39,020. and santorum, 23,367. so we just crunched the numbers, and we'll give it to you. basically, this is a net gain of 222 votes in this county for mitt romney. overall, generally, that might not matter, but in this kind of raz razor thin margin, it could make a difference. >> 222 votes make a big difference when you're in this close of a race. those numbers are going to shrink as i go state-wide. add 222 votes. romney will take it when he's winning the race. you start adding the numbers. 100 there, 200 there, 222 out of hamilton county, it gets hard as the map fills
go back in time here to the presidential contest here in 2008. barack obama, 52%. mccain, 47%. both senators at the time. down here, romney up here. but democrats counties, look at all this, and i understand if we go to hamilton county right now, we can get the latest results from dana bash. let me come back to 2012. bring up hamilton county. we're at 99%. dana, do you have us to 100%. >> 100%, that's what we've got. more exclusive information. phil is going to zoom in so we can give you...
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we start this morning with the presidential election just two days away. president obama and mitt romney seem to be squeezing every last frequent flyer mile out of this campaign. they've got a combined 16 stops in eight states before heading home, and we'll be there for all of it. our correspondents are spread across the states to bring you all the up-to-date developments, so be sure to keep it right here. the flurry of activity means it's a close race, right? you could say that? take a look here. it shows likely voters evenly split, 48% to 48%. here's what voters said if they had a favorable impression of the candidates. president obama, 54%, and you see it there, mitt romney, 53%. the last time we saw numbers like this, an incumbent without a sizeable lead was 1992 when george h.w. bush lost to bill clinton. >>> it has been a hairied pace for the correspondents as welt. political correspondent paul steinhauser joins us from his home base in washington. yesterday you were in pennsylvania covering a paul ryan rally. what do you think is the message for the
we start this morning with the presidential election just two days away. president obama and mitt romney seem to be squeezing every last frequent flyer mile out of this campaign. they've got a combined 16 stops in eight states before heading home, and we'll be there for all of it. our correspondents are spread across the states to bring you all the up-to-date developments, so be sure to keep it right here. the flurry of activity means it's a close race, right? you could say that? take a look...
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. >> we begin with the obama campaign's effort to change the subject and refocus the presidential campaign on mitt romney's business record. team obama buying tv time during the evening news in five battle ground states. wednesday night voter in colorado, ohio, pennsylvania and virginia will see this tv ad attacking the private record at the equity firm bain capital. >> we view mitt romney as a job destroyer. >> to get up on national tv and brag about making jobs when he has destroyed thousands of people's careers, lifetimes, just destroying people. >> he is running for president and if he is going to run the country the way he ran our business, i wouldn't want him there. he would be so out of touch with the average person in this country. >> our chief white house correspondent jessica yellowen is traveling with the president and the goal is obvious, defining him as greedy, cold and heartless. why is that such an urgent obama campaign priority. >> they would like to define him to voters before he defines himself unlike you and me, most people haven't focused in and many of the viewers have
. >> we begin with the obama campaign's effort to change the subject and refocus the presidential campaign on mitt romney's business record. team obama buying tv time during the evening news in five battle ground states. wednesday night voter in colorado, ohio, pennsylvania and virginia will see this tv ad attacking the private record at the equity firm bain capital. >> we view mitt romney as a job destroyer. >> to get up on national tv and brag about making jobs when he has...
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has a shot at it himself. >> anna, president obama talked about the vice presidential debate with abc. let's listen. >> i think joe just needs to be joe. congressman ryan is a smart and effective speaker but his ideas are the wrong ones and joe understands that. >> joe just needs to be joe. is that a good game plan? >> i hope so. i hope joe is joe. if joe is joe, we'll end up getting gaffs, we'll end up getting jokes, we'll end up getting emotion, some maybe off-color remarks. some things that will need to be explained. we certainly will get more zingers. i'm expecting a more entertaining debate than the tirs debate between romney and president obama. but it is incredibly important, first of all, because people are watching. i don't remember ever this kind of anticipation -- >> well, sarah palin. people did watch sarah palin. >> second of all, there's no do-over. president obama gets two more shots at the apple, as does mitt romney. this is it for joe biden. they are expecting -- folks are expecting a very good joe biden. this is a very seasoned politician. in truth, both of them are,
has a shot at it himself. >> anna, president obama talked about the vice presidential debate with abc. let's listen. >> i think joe just needs to be joe. congressman ryan is a smart and effective speaker but his ideas are the wrong ones and joe understands that. >> joe just needs to be joe. is that a good game plan? >> i hope so. i hope joe is joe. if joe is joe, we'll end up getting gaffs, we'll end up getting jokes, we'll end up getting emotion, some maybe off-color...
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. >> reporter: christie wasn't the only gop governor in sandy's path to hear from obama. pennsylvania and virginia were also on a presidential call on tuesday. >> dana joins me now. you said in your piece, the president will be with governor christie tomorrow in new jersey. we'll be covering that closely there is some politicking going on underneath the radar, isn't there? >> there is, of course. no surprise. this case, it's democrats really pushing the story that romney would slash federal disaster relief. even get rid much fema, and based on a debate last year. and he said that the federal role should be limited and romney was asked multiple times today to clarify the position on fema he didn't answer. afterward, romney's campaign insists he would eliminate fema, that may be true, but the plan to reduce the deficit would include cutting spending, and that would likely include fema. and paul ryan released his budget last year, which caused for a 35% cut to fema. >> we'll see if he talks about that tomorrow on the campaign trail. dana bash, appreciate it. we'll be right b
. >> reporter: christie wasn't the only gop governor in sandy's path to hear from obama. pennsylvania and virginia were also on a presidential call on tuesday. >> dana joins me now. you said in your piece, the president will be with governor christie tomorrow in new jersey. we'll be covering that closely there is some politicking going on underneath the radar, isn't there? >> there is, of course. no surprise. this case, it's democrats really pushing the story that romney would...
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sure, there are plenty of dumb ways to predict the presidential vote. does it invalidate your ballot when you spit it out? to counting the sails of chia obama and romney. we applied the seed paste three weeks ago. mitt romney hair is flourishing, but barack obama's is balding. though the president leads in sails, 62 to 37%. the president is also ahead in the cookie count. >> two mitt romney cookies, please. >> this this slave state bakery, obama leads. from tasty to yucky. our favorite poll is the juicy fruitiest. >> it's pretty gross. >> the guy calling it gross is one of the three people who dreamed up the gum election. they're all in the creative end of advertising and felt like getting involved in the campaign even though -- >> i couldn't vote or like all of us couldn't vote. i'm from germany -- >> bunch of foreigners doing this to our presidential candidates. >> that's new york city. >> put up about 50 posters asking passers by to vote with their gum for the candidate they don't like. mitt romney got a cigarette in the eyeball. president obama got
sure, there are plenty of dumb ways to predict the presidential vote. does it invalidate your ballot when you spit it out? to counting the sails of chia obama and romney. we applied the seed paste three weeks ago. mitt romney hair is flourishing, but barack obama's is balding. though the president leads in sails, 62 to 37%. the president is also ahead in the cookie count. >> two mitt romney cookies, please. >> this this slave state bakery, obama leads. from tasty to yucky. our...
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in every presidential election since, including 2008 when then senator obama carried ohio, it has picked the winner in presidential politics. number two, especially important in the wake of today's job numbers, this is one battleground where the president cab make the case people are better off. 8.6% when the president took office. 7.2% now. in some battlegrounds it's up. ohio, one of the big battlegrounds where it is down. the president says that's because of his work in the auto bailout industry. number three, if the president can hold ohio, no republican in modern times has won the white house without winning this state. we start here. the president at 237. governor romney at 191. if the president could put ohio in the blue column, that almost puts him on the doorstep. governor romney would have to run the board. if a democrat wins ohio, almost certainly winning iowa, that would be a huge speed bump to romney being president. >> thanks to john king who makes the point as only john king can of how crucial ohio is. his new cover story out this week is about ohio. did barack obama save o
in every presidential election since, including 2008 when then senator obama carried ohio, it has picked the winner in presidential politics. number two, especially important in the wake of today's job numbers, this is one battleground where the president cab make the case people are better off. 8.6% when the president took office. 7.2% now. in some battlegrounds it's up. ohio, one of the big battlegrounds where it is down. the president says that's because of his work in the auto bailout...
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mitt romney versus barack obama. wolf blitzer is here. i thought that was a good speech by mitt romney. sounding very presidential. and, you know, i think the overriding theme, game on. >> yeah. it was absolutely an excellent speech from his perspective. it looked like sort of an unofficial acceptance speech of the republican presidential nomination. we know it's over. ron paul is not going to get the republican nomination. newt gingrich is not going to get it. mitt romney has the republican nomination all but sewn up right now. he had to deliver an important speech. the words his ann romney ended with, a better america begins tonight. the general election campaign. absolutely, it's on right now. mitt romney versus barack obama. and let the games begin. >> yeah. it seemed a much more personal speech. he certainly suggested he's going to be a lot more personal now, maybe more inclusive of the american people. a lot more about his vision for america. and basically saying i think, look. america's got big problems right now. barack obama's fa
mitt romney versus barack obama. wolf blitzer is here. i thought that was a good speech by mitt romney. sounding very presidential. and, you know, i think the overriding theme, game on. >> yeah. it was absolutely an excellent speech from his perspective. it looked like sort of an unofficial acceptance speech of the republican presidential nomination. we know it's over. ron paul is not going to get the republican nomination. newt gingrich is not going to get it. mitt romney has the...
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in his 2008 presidential campaign. it's a peaceful hotel on 800 foot white sand beach. also it's a water sports, of course, the paddling. i believe obama likes to do. there is fishing. there's snorkling and scuba diving. and had a costs -- that's a bit more expensive. that's from $661 a night at the moment. >> wow! it's a gorgeous view no matter where you are in hawaii. who is going to complain? >> exactly. this is ten minutes from waikiki. it feels completely isolated. >> nice. a little waikiki and surfing, too? for more travel tips, just visit jetsetter.com/getaway. >>> checking to day's top stories real quick, last weekend before the presidential election. the candidates are making the most of what little time they have left. today they're campaigning in critical battleground states. president obama in ohio, wisconsin, iowa, and virginia. and mitt romney is in ohio, wisconsin and colorado. >>> heartache is growing for families in the northeast as sandy claims more lives. the storm is now blamed for 106 deaths in the
in his 2008 presidential campaign. it's a peaceful hotel on 800 foot white sand beach. also it's a water sports, of course, the paddling. i believe obama likes to do. there is fishing. there's snorkling and scuba diving. and had a costs -- that's a bit more expensive. that's from $661 a night at the moment. >> wow! it's a gorgeous view no matter where you are in hawaii. who is going to complain? >> exactly. this is ten minutes from waikiki. it feels completely isolated. >>...
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obama rally in cincinnati. there's the president. several weeks ago, cnn invited each campaign team to submit images from the last weeks of presidential candidates are, like you have never seen before. [ male announcer ] can a car be built around a state of mind? ♪ announcing the all-new 2013 malibu from chevrolet. ♪ with a remarkable new interior featuring the available chevrolet mylink infotainment system. this is where sophisticated styling begins. and where it ends? that's up to you....
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it's tradition the presidential candidates attend this high-profile debate. on monday mitt romney powwows with those at the summit and thursday president obama goes on the daily show. springstein went on the campaign trial last time around but said he wouldn't this time. >> as he said our own candy crowley be l be keeping them on track. she's interviewed both of them before. does that change the way she goes into this? >> it's interesting. i'm not sure having interviewed both of them changes how i would approach either of them. i thing it's more that i've interviewed both of them, i've interviewed presidents, i've interviewed candidates so there's an ease there. actually neither one of them scare me in that sense. it is that we are, of course, having this other element of the town hall and so the mixture of all of that and trying to keep that kind of under control and on target and letting the people's voice from the town hall meeting come through, that's the sort of thing that keeps me awake at night frankly. it's not these two guys. i am hoping that in 25 y
it's tradition the presidential candidates attend this high-profile debate. on monday mitt romney powwows with those at the summit and thursday president obama goes on the daily show. springstein went on the campaign trial last time around but said he wouldn't this time. >> as he said our own candy crowley be l be keeping them on track. she's interviewed both of them before. does that change the way she goes into this? >> it's interesting. i'm not sure having interviewed both of...
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presidential nomination. you know, he wasn't a fabulous debater but he was solid and when he had to he went after her and went after john edwards and the other democratic candidates but over the past four years he has been president and clearly not involved in these kind of debates and his advisers should have been better prepared and they have have worked with him a the although more to get ready and they have have studied. mitt romney was a very good debater and i did three debates this time where he really undermined rick perry or rick santorum or newt gingrich. he knew how to do it and it was underlined last well. >> the voters better hope they are not going to the polls today and -- or doing the early voting. >> still two mow presidential debates -- more presidential debates and vice presidential debates. there is a flip side of saying the president will get re-elected. four and a half weeks to go. a lot can change and a lot presumably will change and no means over and it's going to the wire in florida a
presidential nomination. you know, he wasn't a fabulous debater but he was solid and when he had to he went after her and went after john edwards and the other democratic candidates but over the past four years he has been president and clearly not involved in these kind of debates and his advisers should have been better prepared and they have have worked with him a the although more to get ready and they have have studied. mitt romney was a very good debater and i did three debates this time...
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last 11 presidential elections. miguel marquez is in vegas, and miguel, the president seems to be holding his lead in a state. you see him leading mitt romney 50%-44% back in mav nevada. spent a lot of there. voting for the president by 76%. are we seeing that same type of support this go round? >> it's not entirely clear, but we are seeing a lot of democratic support in the -- for the president in early voting. that ended on friday here in nevada, so now both these campaigns are up to the few voters. it's a small slice. perhaps as many as 70% or 80% of voters across nevada have voted. latino voters in clark and in washu county up in the northwest part of the state are going to be critical to the president's game plan. in washu it's interesting. that's a republican-leaning county, and the democrats have managed squeak out a few more votes in early voting in washu, and it's probably likely because they're able to motivate latinos in this state. that will be very close to watch. republicans will really have to make up
last 11 presidential elections. miguel marquez is in vegas, and miguel, the president seems to be holding his lead in a state. you see him leading mitt romney 50%-44% back in mav nevada. spent a lot of there. voting for the president by 76%. are we seeing that same type of support this go round? >> it's not entirely clear, but we are seeing a lot of democratic support in the -- for the president in early voting. that ended on friday here in nevada, so now both these campaigns are up to...
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call now. >>> president barack obama finished his second presidential campaign right where he began his first, the battleground state of iowa. >> those who haven't done this just for me but for each other, for a laid off family member a sick child, fallen friend, to all of you who have lived and breathed the hard work of change, i want to thank you. >> obama and romney are in a very, very close race in iowa. you see the numbers here. the president slight advantage to mitt romney, 48% t his 45. this is the most recent cnn poll of polls. cnn's poppy harlow is in urban dale, iowa a suburb of des moines. poppy, tell me, you're inside a voting center. what are people tell you? >> reporter: well, they're really split down the plidle. and i think it shows you how neck and neck the race is in this battleground state. fighting for six electoral votes. you showed the most recent poll of polls in iowa. i talked to the president's campaign who told me, we'll take it, they'll take any lead they can get at this point in time. what i love about being in iowa and talking to folks here, they're engaged
call now. >>> president barack obama finished his second presidential campaign right where he began his first, the battleground state of iowa. >> those who haven't done this just for me but for each other, for a laid off family member a sick child, fallen friend, to all of you who have lived and breathed the hard work of change, i want to thank you. >> obama and romney are in a very, very close race in iowa. you see the numbers here. the president slight advantage to mitt...
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people are complaining that obama looks more presidential and he looks like he's skouling. what does that say to you? what has this race come to? >> once again, it's all about how intense people are feeling here in iowa. we were covering dueling appearances. both candidates were in the state on wednesday. the address by obama, i think both pictures adequately and very appropriately captured the type of event. obama gave a teleprompt ter speech. that picture shows him working the crowd and he has an intense look on his face. romney it was sort of a drop-in. it was at an hangar at an airport. the reporters who were there talked about the sound reverberating loudly off the walls and he was very optimis c optimistic. he looked very relaxed. and those two pictures captured it. some people said we were trying to make a statement about the campaign. but of course not. we were covering what happened at those two events. >> speaking of a statement, i'm going to ask you about your endorsement that's coming out tomorrow night in just a second. registered voters compared to four years
people are complaining that obama looks more presidential and he looks like he's skouling. what does that say to you? what has this race come to? >> once again, it's all about how intense people are feeling here in iowa. we were covering dueling appearances. both candidates were in the state on wednesday. the address by obama, i think both pictures adequately and very appropriately captured the type of event. obama gave a teleprompt ter speech. that picture shows him working the crowd and...
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the most recent polling for this presidential race, you have obama with 48%, romney with 42%. even though the unemployment rate has been coming down there, auto bailout issue, very, very critical, you still have president obama with 6 point lead over mitt romney. no question, no question, even though the unemployment rate is improving in ohio, this is still going to be a very important swing state for the president. >> thank you, christine. we're joined now be john casic of ohio, taking time between presentation so he's come out in the hall and just to talk to us. governor, thanks for being with us. listen, i don't see how voters in ohio, many of whom who are auto workers, union members, manufacturing workers alienated by governor romney's opposition to auto bailout are going to hand your state to governor romney. without ohio, most people don't get to the white house. why am i wrong about this? >> well, i think ohio is going to be very close. there isn't any question about it. but the fact of the matter is, ohio has grown now about 73,000 jobs. we're really pleased with the g
the most recent polling for this presidential race, you have obama with 48%, romney with 42%. even though the unemployment rate has been coming down there, auto bailout issue, very, very critical, you still have president obama with 6 point lead over mitt romney. no question, no question, even though the unemployment rate is improving in ohio, this is still going to be a very important swing state for the president. >> thank you, christine. we're joined now be john casic of ohio, taking...
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obama is campaigning in virginia and colorado earlier this week. romney, well, he's cancelled his debates in virginia and he's on a bus tour of ohio. so mitt romney has now an important endorsement out of iowa. the des moines register has chosen romney because they say it's all about the economy. it marks the first time in 40 years that the newspaper has backed a republican and the presidential general election. meanwhile, president obama has added the "new york times" to his endorsement column, the editorial page listed obama's achievement like saving the auto industry and health care reform as reasons for the endorsement. it he has not backed a republican since dwight eisenhower. >> ohio considered quite the price that could win either condition dat at the house. >> obama is scheduled to leave washington, he's not scheduled to leave washington today in fact he's staying close to the white house because of this storm. >> in newest poll in the state of ohio says mitt romney may have condition to be concerned. as we have said, it's a close rate ther
obama is campaigning in virginia and colorado earlier this week. romney, well, he's cancelled his debates in virginia and he's on a bus tour of ohio. so mitt romney has now an important endorsement out of iowa. the des moines register has chosen romney because they say it's all about the economy. it marks the first time in 40 years that the newspaper has backed a republican and the presidential general election. meanwhile, president obama has added the "new york times" to his...
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and as president obama, mitt romney get ready to face off in the first presidential debate one week from tomorrow, christine romans digs on each man's position on helping students pay for college. >> reporter: when jackie graduated from brown university this year, she put off going straight to medical school. instead she took a research job at sloan-kettering hospital. >> it is nice to have a paying job where i can pay back part of my student loans before going to med school and possibly adding on a lot more. >> reporter: and she had plenty of them, $100,000 worth. why? her family is middle class, her mother works in a school, her dad owns a bar. she says they're considered too wealthy to qualify for many grants, but she says not wealthy enough to have saved the money for the more than $50,000 a year to attend brown. >> you're in the middle class, you are a normal suburban family, but you don't make an o outrageous amount of money so you can't pay the outrageous tuitions. >> reporter: student loan debt hit a trillion dollars last year. even tuition for public four-year colleges rose 68%
and as president obama, mitt romney get ready to face off in the first presidential debate one week from tomorrow, christine romans digs on each man's position on helping students pay for college. >> reporter: when jackie graduated from brown university this year, she put off going straight to medical school. instead she took a research job at sloan-kettering hospital. >> it is nice to have a paying job where i can pay back part of my student loans before going to med school and...
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i think it behooves any presidential candidate to not take any vote for granted. and, in fact, i don't believe that president obama can count on the same support he once had. certainly he will still get a majority, absolutely. we acknowledge that, but at the end of the day, you know, i think the point is to show up and he has lost some support. i hear from these folks all the time. democrats and republicans supported him at one time that aren't going to support him this time. >> one more point then we ooh got to go. >> you can filibuster the conversation all you want and that's what you're trying to do. >> you're not used to being challenged. >> i'm challenged every day. the economic policies of mitt romney would not only be disastrous for middle class americans but particularly for african-americans. >> he will help all americans. >> okay, let's not talk about -- >> 63% of minorities give obama a good job approval. they're not foolish. >> thank you. startling new details tonight about an apparent courtroom suicide of this man right here. you see him in that video
i think it behooves any presidential candidate to not take any vote for granted. and, in fact, i don't believe that president obama can count on the same support he once had. certainly he will still get a majority, absolutely. we acknowledge that, but at the end of the day, you know, i think the point is to show up and he has lost some support. i hear from these folks all the time. democrats and republicans supported him at one time that aren't going to support him this time. >> one more...
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but president obama has held on to a small lead there. his strategists are buoyed by choosing an overwhelming 2-1 lead for the president among early voters. the president staged the finale of his 48-hour marathon campaign in ohio. >> i am glad to be back in cleveland, ohio. >> despite the money, the trips, and the speeches, ohio wree main stubbornly in the toss-up category. a cnn poll reveals the president with a 50% to 46% lead. former ohio governor ted strickland and virginia governor bobbing mcdonnell up next. dad's tablet... or lauren's smartphone... at&t has a plan built to help make families' lives easier. introducing at&t mobile share. one plan lets you share data on up to 10 devices with unlimited talk and text. add a tablet for only $10 per month. at&t. add a tablet for only $10 per month. one is for a clean, wedomestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy develo
but president obama has held on to a small lead there. his strategists are buoyed by choosing an overwhelming 2-1 lead for the president among early voters. the president staged the finale of his 48-hour marathon campaign in ohio. >> i am glad to be back in cleveland, ohio. >> despite the money, the trips, and the speeches, ohio wree main stubbornly in the toss-up category. a cnn poll reveals the president with a 50% to 46% lead. former ohio governor ted strickland and virginia...
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. >> president obama once said he wants everybody in america to go to college. what a snob! >> bill maher on presidential politics. >> mitt romney is running on that silly idea i ran a business, i know how to create jobs. no, actually, what he did was fire people. >> live and no holds barred. >> i never say anything purposely to piss people off but i say what i feel and that will piss a lot of people off. >> the piers morgan interview starts right now. good evening. two big stories tonight. a deadly shooting at a high school in ohio and a crucial election tomorrow and the presidential hopefuls are making a primary push tomorrow and bill maher will be signing off on this with an exclusive and my one-on-one with newt gingrich. i asked him if his strong performance in cnn's last debate makes him more comfort he can actually win the race. >> i think frankly my energy policy getting to $2.50 a gas on diesel fuel, there's so many things you can do so much better and smarter than barack obama that allows the country to create jobs, to have affordable energy, be independent of the m
. >> president obama once said he wants everybody in america to go to college. what a snob! >> bill maher on presidential politics. >> mitt romney is running on that silly idea i ran a business, i know how to create jobs. no, actually, what he did was fire people. >> live and no holds barred. >> i never say anything purposely to piss people off but i say what i feel and that will piss a lot of people off. >> the piers morgan interview starts right now. good...
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obama was playing up. former presidential candidate tim pawlenty and louisiana governor bobby jindal are on their own bus tour, shadowing the president. >> his presidency has been a losing hand for ohio and for america. we know that we are not better off than we were four years ago. >> reporter: the president says the republicans don't have real solutions and that a full recovery will take time. that's the message he took to his second stop at an ice cream social in sandusky. >> it's not enough just to recover and back to where we were before the crisis, we've still got to address this basic challenge of how do we build a strong middle class and make sure that the next generation has the same opportunities that we did? and that's a long-term project. it's not going to happen over night. >> reporter: the president will make a total of six scheduled stops in two key battleground states. the romney campaign says that the president's economic policies are only weakening manufacturing and hurting the middle cla
obama was playing up. former presidential candidate tim pawlenty and louisiana governor bobby jindal are on their own bus tour, shadowing the president. >> his presidency has been a losing hand for ohio and for america. we know that we are not better off than we were four years ago. >> reporter: the president says the republicans don't have real solutions and that a full recovery will take time. that's the message he took to his second stop at an ice cream social in sandusky....
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primary vote against obama. those are romney votes, not obama votes and romney going to pittsburgh is going to resonate all along that ohio river valley tomorrow. >> the problem it seems to me has been forced by hurricane sandy, which caused many problems for many people of a very real nature. in relation to the politics, it certainly stopped mitt romney's momentum firmly in the tracks for a week because he couldn't get on television and allowed barack obama to be a president for a week in a time of crisis and did it very well. in fact, chris christie raced to laud him. nate silva, that genius pollster of pollsters from "the new york times" just tweeted this, a few more polls to add, but obama at 91% to win the electoral college based on all the data to date. he noticed there's been a clear shift toward obama in national polls based on the most recent data, he may lead by 2% in the popular vote too. that's the first time over 90% and i think the first time he said that obama will comfortably win by 2% in the pop
primary vote against obama. those are romney votes, not obama votes and romney going to pittsburgh is going to resonate all along that ohio river valley tomorrow. >> the problem it seems to me has been forced by hurricane sandy, which caused many problems for many people of a very real nature. in relation to the politics, it certainly stopped mitt romney's momentum firmly in the tracks for a week because he couldn't get on television and allowed barack obama to be a president for a week...
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he was delivering a prebuttal to president obama's event going on in ohio. he said the reason why barack obama is going after mitt romney's business record is because he wants to distract voters from the economy. the other thing going on is this back and forth. almost feels like we're in the sand box with two school kids going back and forth with pretty personal attacks. you saw the president's campaign released an ad to mitt romney singing "america the beautiful" to his offshore campaigns. it shows the president singing about a scandal with respect to the president. here is a click from that. ♪ i am so in love with you >> pretty tough stuff from the romney campaign directed at the president going back to those accusations that republicans have made about the sylendra. the obama campaign says it's false. it gives a sense as to how personal this campaign is going to get. i think the only thing that can change the narrative between now and next week when mitt romney goes overseas to watch the olympics is if mitt romney names his vice presidential running me
he was delivering a prebuttal to president obama's event going on in ohio. he said the reason why barack obama is going after mitt romney's business record is because he wants to distract voters from the economy. the other thing going on is this back and forth. almost feels like we're in the sand box with two school kids going back and forth with pretty personal attacks. you saw the president's campaign released an ad to mitt romney singing "america the beautiful" to his offshore...
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. >> barack obama, president elect of the united states. >>> the end of a grueling presidential campaign and an historic day for the nation. voters are deciding right now who will be the next president of the united states. it's election day in america. >> right now it's up to the voters and america is waiting for the verdict. will it be barack obama? >> we know what we want to do works. we know what they want to do doesn't work. >> or mitt romney? >> he's offering excuses. i've got a plan. >> this presidential contest could be a squeaker until the end. >> we're going to win with your help. >> we'll win this election. >> we're live across the country in the swing states. >> hope and change has become anger, frustration, divide and cones conquer. >> the fight for the presidency, the battle for congress, and the issues dividing the nation. >> i still believe in you. if you still believe in me, i'm asking for your vote. >> i need you to find people to come join our cause. >> it's your vote, your future, your country, your choice. >>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and a
. >> barack obama, president elect of the united states. >>> the end of a grueling presidential campaign and an historic day for the nation. voters are deciding right now who will be the next president of the united states. it's election day in america. >> right now it's up to the voters and america is waiting for the verdict. will it be barack obama? >> we know what we want to do works. we know what they want to do doesn't work. >> or mitt romney? >> he's...
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this is the third and final presidential debate pitting mitt romney against president obama. we've just received these pictures of romney walking through the debate site in boca raton, florida. tonight's focus, foreign policy. and for both men, the stakes could hardly be higher. the tight race has gotten even tighter and tonight's contest could give either candidate the chance to pull ahead in these final critical days of this campaign. cnn's national political correspondent jim acosta is in boca rattan getting ready for the debate. what's the latest there? >> reporter: wolf, here in the debate spin room, democratic and republican operatives are predicting another feisty debate between president obama and mitt romney. a top romney campaign strategist tells cnn they are expecting another aggressive performance from the president. for mitt romney, debate night may be shaping up to be another fight night with president obama. while both men will be seated at a round table, a setting engineered for a more subdued discussion on foreign policy, the candidates will be sitting near o
this is the third and final presidential debate pitting mitt romney against president obama. we've just received these pictures of romney walking through the debate site in boca raton, florida. tonight's focus, foreign policy. and for both men, the stakes could hardly be higher. the tight race has gotten even tighter and tonight's contest could give either candidate the chance to pull ahead in these final critical days of this campaign. cnn's national political correspondent jim acosta is in...
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about as critical a state as it gets in presidential elections. and the next day he appeared on espn to unveil his tournament brackets. his final four picks were a testament to caution. it's probably just a coincidence that three of the four are from battleground states. >> in the midwest north carolina, kansas, roy williams against his former team. >> i'm just a sucker for the tarheels. >> and, finally, when panderers go wrong. massachusetts senator and then presidential candidate john kerry ordered a philly cheese steak in an unfully way with swiss cheese. cheez whiz is apparently the more relatable choice. a footnote, despitehis pander faux pas, john kerry won pe pen. no pander here. just a big thank you for washington state of the union. i'm candy crowley in washington. find today's interviews, some
about as critical a state as it gets in presidential elections. and the next day he appeared on espn to unveil his tournament brackets. his final four picks were a testament to caution. it's probably just a coincidence that three of the four are from battleground states. >> in the midwest north carolina, kansas, roy williams against his former team. >> i'm just a sucker for the tarheels. >> and, finally, when panderers go wrong. massachusetts senator and then presidential...
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until election days and two days until the last presidential debate. the countdown is on, president obama is hunkered down, preparing for the debate. and mitt romney is also getting ready for the debate in florida. the running mates hit the ground, vice president joe biden campaigning in florida. >>> and the last debate happens on monday night, make sure you watch the showdown right here on monday night, starting at 7:00 eastern. >>> and two battleground states, pennsylvania and ohio, a new fox news poll shows a very tight race in ohio, with 43% of likely voters supporting mitt romney, ohio has 18 electoral votes. hours ago, mitt romney stopped and focused remarks on re-building the economy and job creation. >> we are not going to duck these tough issues, we're going to run at our country's fiscal problems before they get out of our control. that is what leaders do. and when you look at the engine of economic growth and job creation in this country, it is small businesses. it is risk-take e r it is risk-take isk-takers. the entrepreneurs, workers who w
until election days and two days until the last presidential debate. the countdown is on, president obama is hunkered down, preparing for the debate. and mitt romney is also getting ready for the debate in florida. the running mates hit the ground, vice president joe biden campaigning in florida. >>> and the last debate happens on monday night, make sure you watch the showdown right here on monday night, starting at 7:00 eastern. >>> and two battleground states, pennsylvania...
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. >> i think he saw obama has the advantage. he wanted to appear presidential. he didn't want to scare people. and -- >> did he achieve that aim? >> i think he did. >> i agree with you. >> i think the key thing he needed to show was that he wouldn't screw things up badly and if he could then neutralize that issue and move the talk back to the economy. the economy is really where his strength is. his strength is criticizing obama on the economy. his weakness is when he talks about his own plans. >> nick silva, one of your colleagues, is brilliant with these numbers. actually, a read a piece tonight where he's not saying it may go romney's way. he's saying it could go romney's way. first time i have really seen him say that. he studies these numbers in great detail. what is your sense of what's really happening in the battleground areas in particular? >> well, i mean, in defense of nate, he says that it might go romney's way but he still says 70% chance that obama will be re-elect and in fact, that increment is up slightly. >> he doesn't sound quite as certain as
. >> i think he saw obama has the advantage. he wanted to appear presidential. he didn't want to scare people. and -- >> did he achieve that aim? >> i think he did. >> i agree with you. >> i think the key thing he needed to show was that he wouldn't screw things up badly and if he could then neutralize that issue and move the talk back to the economy. the economy is really where his strength is. his strength is criticizing obama on the economy. his weakness is when...
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thought, even president obama thought that he didn't bring his a-game. so it is a little bit surprising that this poll shows obama slightly ahead of romney. >> yeah, at least it makes the contest more interesting and not predictable. so let's talk about tuesday's debate format. our candy crowley, she is going to be great, make that raddatz, we knew was going to be great. how is this going to be different? >> well, it is a town hall format, different than just the usual area, the candidates are speaking directly to the voters themselves. they're having to gauge or maybe you know, modify their answers based on the reaction, right? it is a lot tougher, it presents a lot more opportunities for mistakes. you remember, don, in 1992, president george h.w. bush looking down at his watch in a town hall format debate. it presents a little bit more opportunities to mess up. because the audience right there, you have to react to, as well as the audience at home. so it is a little bit harder to connect. >> yeah, but guess what? who do you remember? the people who are
thought, even president obama thought that he didn't bring his a-game. so it is a little bit surprising that this poll shows obama slightly ahead of romney. >> yeah, at least it makes the contest more interesting and not predictable. so let's talk about tuesday's debate format. our candy crowley, she is going to be great, make that raddatz, we knew was going to be great. how is this going to be different? >> well, it is a town hall format, different than just the usual area, the...
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. >>> both presidential candidates battling it out in ohio today. a new poll shows president obama with a double digit lead. only question, with 41 days until the election, can he keep it? people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm p. making real things... for real. ...that make a real difference. ♪ like a squirrel stashes nuts, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® liquid gels. nothing starts working faster than zyrtec® at relieving your allergy symptoms for 24 hours. zyrtec®. love the air. >>> one of the most contentious issues dividing mitt romney and barack obama in this election is immigration. what should america do with millions of undocumented immigrants living, studying, and working here. casey buy and has a look at their competing plans. >> reporter: angelica hernandez wa
. >>> both presidential candidates battling it out in ohio today. a new poll shows president obama with a double digit lead. only question, with 41 days until the election, can he keep it? people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm p....
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president obama is hunkered down at camp david today, preparing for the debate. mitt romney is out of sight as well. he's in florida, getting ready for the debate. they're running mates hit battleground states today, though. congressman paul ryan stumped in ohio. vice president joe biden campaigned in st. augustine, florida. a battleground florida. that state looks like a virtual tie right now. a new cnn/orc international poll finds 49% of likely florida voters support romney, 48% support president obama. the one-point difference is within the poll's margin of error. president obama and mitt romney scrambling to pull ahead in the race for florida's 29 electoral votes, of course. well, vice president joe biden zeroed in on florida today. biden stumped, as i said, in st. augustine and hit on some very familiar themes, like education, health care, women's issues. our political reporter, shannon travis, has more on biden's day now. >> reporter: don, the obama campaign is going after the woman's vote, maybe even the baby's vote. more on that in just a moment. but vice
president obama is hunkered down at camp david today, preparing for the debate. mitt romney is out of sight as well. he's in florida, getting ready for the debate. they're running mates hit battleground states today, though. congressman paul ryan stumped in ohio. vice president joe biden campaigned in st. augustine, florida. a battleground florida. that state looks like a virtual tie right now. a new cnn/orc international poll finds 49% of likely florida voters support romney, 48% support...
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. >> so unemployment is actually higher than it was when presidential obama took office in january of 2009, and of course, we are hearing othis on romney's campaign trail and what he is focused on. the obama campaign is focusing on the fact that the unemployment rate is lower compared to the peak of more than 10% and the unemployment rate hit 10% in october of 2009. the obama campaign is focusing on the fact that the economy has added jobs in the last 22 months in a row compared to losing 800,000 jobs in the month that president obama took office. so it can go both ways depending upon how you spip n it, but if u are out of work, it does not feel better. >> alison, one of the things that people are looking at is whether or not they can a afford the own their own homes and how does that play in the bigger economic picture? >> well, suzanne, housing is a bright spot. you look at the median home price is higher than four years ago and sales have been going up and the home builder confidence is rising and the housing market, you have to remember had the deepest hole to climb out of it and
. >> so unemployment is actually higher than it was when presidential obama took office in january of 2009, and of course, we are hearing othis on romney's campaign trail and what he is focused on. the obama campaign is focusing on the fact that the unemployment rate is lower compared to the peak of more than 10% and the unemployment rate hit 10% in october of 2009. the obama campaign is focusing on the fact that the economy has added jobs in the last 22 months in a row compared to losing...
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barack obama mentioned it in the last debate, very serious problem. what's the best prescription for getting this solved? who is going to do it? barack obama or mitt romney? >> this is one of the key debates. mitt romney has pivoted back to the center, saying i'm going to bring bipartisanship back. obama said the republicans haven't been working with me. if i'm re-elecre-elected, they' forced to. >> why will they be forced to? >> they embraced the strategy of obstruction, and filibusters in an unprecedented amount, and it has worked to some extent, except when it comes to solving problems. what a lot of political scientists believe is if obama is reelected, the status quo would kraekt an urgency to not take the country over the fiscal cliff. if one party gets a big idealogical victory, they'll want to go over the cliff and see if they can roll in the new year. here's what's important. we talked to all of the swing voters. you get the frustration about the hyperpartisanship, the division, and real frustration about the deficit and debt. can we get a ba
barack obama mentioned it in the last debate, very serious problem. what's the best prescription for getting this solved? who is going to do it? barack obama or mitt romney? >> this is one of the key debates. mitt romney has pivoted back to the center, saying i'm going to bring bipartisanship back. obama said the republicans haven't been working with me. if i'm re-elecre-elected, they' forced to. >> why will they be forced to? >> they embraced the strategy of obstruction, and...
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president obama has the advantage right now. but when you go state by state which is how you do presidential politics you could have a dozen swing states and could have the scenario go anyway. these stories -- the bigger states, tend to be the big states. but some of the tiny states could make all the difference. >> here's a scenario that is potentially. 269-269. neither gets the 270. it goes to the house of the representatives where the republicans have the majority. it's a possibility. >> i went through all the states. i know democrats at home and republicans a at home are arguing with my hypothetical. but when team obama looks at the map, they have to assume ohio is a swing state. they have to assume florida is a swing state. they have to put new hampshire in places like that in the swing state category. do think they think can surprise us? nine bush 2004 states red and do they see surprises in this map? >> well, the biggest surprise is arizona where they think that they argue they that they can pick up arizona because of the
president obama has the advantage right now. but when you go state by state which is how you do presidential politics you could have a dozen swing states and could have the scenario go anyway. these stories -- the bigger states, tend to be the big states. but some of the tiny states could make all the difference. >> here's a scenario that is potentially. 269-269. neither gets the 270. it goes to the house of the representatives where the republicans have the majority. it's a possibility....
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debate on october 3rd, obama was ahead in all 12. if you look at the eight polls taken after the first presidential debate, romney was ahead in 6 out of the 8. and it's now a dead-even tie. >> reporter: to prove its 2008 win was no fluke. it needs to run up the vote if it delivers it can ruin the night before the polls close in the midwest. democratic congressman knows romney's more moderate tone of late is aimed at the suburbs. >> i think there's a trust factor with that. my constituents remember the republican primaries. >> reporter: the lunchtime visit to harold and cathy's. she says she will vote republican for president as she did last time. >> from the get-go, mr. obama promised so many things that i didn't believe he could do it. and he has proven that he couldn't do it. >> reporter: robert stevens is an independent and a obama 2008 supporter. >> it was something different for the country, something that hadn't happened before, with a black president. so i got caught up in that a little bit. but i think he's a disappointment.
debate on october 3rd, obama was ahead in all 12. if you look at the eight polls taken after the first presidential debate, romney was ahead in 6 out of the 8. and it's now a dead-even tie. >> reporter: to prove its 2008 win was no fluke. it needs to run up the vote if it delivers it can ruin the night before the polls close in the midwest. democratic congressman knows romney's more moderate tone of late is aimed at the suburbs. >> i think there's a trust factor with that. my...